The French poster, born of a basic utilitarian purpose, has developed with age into an admired and collected art form. Vintage posters command high prices at auction and curators specialize in their restoration. The earliest art-worthy posters appeared on the streets of Paris designed by French-born artists such as Jules Chéret, who popularized poster art with his Maîtres de l’Affiche publication from 1895 to 1899, Paul Émile Berthon, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Other poster artists just as well known but hailing from other countries include Eugène Grasset from Switzerland, Alphonse Mucha from what is now the Czech Republic, and Marcello Dudovich from Italy. The Art Nouveau and Art Deco posters created before and after the turn of the 20th century advertised everything from soap to chocolate, bicycles to cars, coffee to cordials, department stores to nightclubs. They promoted the performing artists in the revues, theaters, and cancan lines that dominated nightlife in the City of Light. Travel, another common poster theme, featured modern ocean liners and airlines as well as terribly exotic destinations and European resorts. This book includes examples of the works of the most popular poster artists working in France from 1890 to the 1930s.

French Posters (The TAJ Mini Book Series)

History

Kathryn Dixon

ALSTON, ISABELLA

World

Bellagio Press

This small softback book is a collection of images and descriptions of some of the most historically important tarot decks ever seen, as well as of the wide variety of themed decks, many illustrated with gorgeous artwork and brilliant colors, currently available in stores today.

Tarot Cards (The TAJ Mini Book Series)

A small softback book that recounts the life of Coco Chanel from her early days in a French orphanage where she learned to sew to her first boutique in the resort town of Deauville to her iconic house of haute couture at 32 Rue Cambon in the heart of Paris. Over 100 images fill the pages of this "mini" book, creating a thorough review and celebration of Chanel's contribution to the world of fashion in the 20th century.

Coco Chanel (The TAJ Mini Book Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Audrey Hepburn

Taj Books International LLP

Italy. History. Political map: build up. Architecture. Wine regions. Agriculture. Castles in different areas.

Italy

Isabella Seranno

Filled with photos of Elizabeth, her husbands, her leading men, her four children, this book tell the story of Ms. Taylor's almost unbelievable life a leading lady, jet-setter, adulterress, as well as a pretty down-to-earth person simply seeking happiness.

Elizabeth Taylor

Taj Books International

Jackie by Kathryn Dixon (2014-08-02)

Edith Head

Isabella Alston

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Books by Kathryn Dixon